LIFESTYLE OF A MUSLIMAH

*WHEN TO BE SILENT* 1.  Be silent - in the heat of      anger. 2.  Be silent - when you don't      have all the facts. 3.  Be silent - when you      haven't verified the story. 4.   Be silent - if your words      will offend a weaker Person. 5.  Be silent - when it is time      to listen. 6.  Be silent - when you are      tempted to make light of      holy things. 7.  Be silent - when you are      tempted to joke about  sin. 8.  Be silent - if you would be      ashamed of your word  later. 9.  Be silent - if your words      would convey the wrong      impression. 10. Be silent - if the issue is       none of your business. 11. Be silent - when you are       tempted to tell an  outright lie. 12. Be silent - if y...

Fellow Jaycees, Even as I am running late to work this morning, I have the nudging to pen this humble piece. I actually woke up dreaming about JCI Nigeria and I would love to share. I shall do this without any unnecessary oratory. At every point in history, men who achieved greatness, had done so when a vacuum appears, when challenges arise in their society, when a need threatens their existence and when solutions are scarce. We can mention Rosa Parks, Muhammed Ali, Abraham Lincoln, Obafemi Awolowo, Mandela and our Patriarch, Henry Giessenbier. The truth, as it is today, is that there exists a vacuum in every facet of our society. The issue which is presently threatening our humanity is hunger, lack of money, economic recession. Government has failed the people, religious institutions have abandoned their social welfare roles, and MMM is looking like a bottle of gunpowder. This prompts one to ask what JCI Nigeria could do to step into the situation, to provide an alternative. The...